RV Doctor Seasonal Prescription - Fall Prep

Greetings to all in the Great Northwest! As we begin to feel the chill in the air as fall approaches, we still have time to enjoy our RVs! Ah, such is the life of the RVer. Regardless of the season, we do seem to take advantage of all that the RVing lifestyle provides, right?

I’d like to bring to mind something you may have overlooked last spring; your onboard safety equipment. If you have not changed the batteries in your safety devices lately, now is the time. Additionally, be sure to test them! Here’s the scoop on each one.

7 Favorite Fall Activities to Enjoy With Your RV

Fall has arrived, but that is no reason to put the RV back into storage until spring. Fall is an amazing time to get outside and reconnect with nature, especially after this summer’s heat and forest fire smoke. Get out the insulated boots, sweaters, beanies and enjoy.

Fall colors - Leaf peeping can only be done in the fall, so load up the RV and head for the hills to view maple, aspen, larches and other species that will delight your senses. A few suggestions on where to leaf peep with your RV include: Mount Rainier National Park, a drive over Stevens Pass to Leavenworth and the Columbia River Gorge among others. Those that want to include a little exercise with their leaf peeping may want to consider one of the fall color hikes listed here.

Nursery on Wheels

Editor Note: Emily Helgeson is our newest guest blogger who has just started a family with her husband and is adapting her RV Lifestyle for this special time in their lives.

My husband and I live in Eastern Washington outside of town. We’ve been married for 8 years and love to go on what I call adventures. This may be anything from hiking, a bike ride, paddle boating or snow shoeing. Though we’ve had many great adventures so far, we recently experienced our greatest adventure yet - parenthood. This spring we welcomed our little baby boy in to the world and we couldn’t love him more.

Hitching Up the Travel Trailer

Editor Note: This article is intended for those that have some experience towing a travel trailer with a weight distributing equalizing hitch. If you are new to the RV lifestyle and need a tutorial as to what one is and why you might need one, I encourage you to click here to familiarize yourself.

If you have been to the Seattle or Puyallup RV Shows, you have seen the R6 equalizing hitch at the Ask the Technician Exhibit. The Eaz Lift Recurve R6 weight distribution hitch by Camco features the “L” style bar that Eaz Lift has been known for.

Once In A Lifetime Solar Eclipse

On Monday August 21, 2017 a total eclipse of the sun occurred from coast to coast across the United States forming a 70 mile corridor of darkness across 14 states. The eclipse began as a partial eclipse at 9:06 AM (PDT) on the Oregon coast and ended as a partial eclipse at the South Carolina coast at 4:06 PM EDT.

I was fortunate to be able to camp with my RV in Oregon in the path of totality which was definitely something I will never forget.